Dubai airport traffic returns to pre-pandemic levels

Dubai airport traffic returns to pre-pandemic levels

The world’s busiest airport for international passengers raises its forecast for this year by 1.5 million to 64.3 million after passenger traffic nearly tripled in the third quarter from the same period last year

Published: Tue 22 Nov 2022, 6:30 PM

Dubai Airports on Tuesday revised upward passenger traffic forecast for 2022 after Dubai International (DXB) airport’s traffic returned to the pre-pandemic level in the third quarter.

The world’s busiest airport for international passengers before the Covid-19 pandemic received 18.455 million visitors during the July-September quarter, the biggest number since 17.8 million in the first quarter of 2020.

In a statement on Tuesday, the airport also raised its forecast for this year by 1.5 million to 64.3 million after passenger traffic nearly tripled in the third quarter from the same period last year.

“The growth in passenger traffic has been terrific throughout the year and continues to exceed our expectations by a margin. While we are thrilled with the numbers, what really gives us immense satisfaction is how the airport community is working together like a well-oiled machine to keep raising the bar on service quality,” said Paul Griffiths, chief executive of Dubai Airports.

He said the recovery in passengers travelling directly to and from Dubai,